{"product_id":"yoga-bhoga-and-ardhanariswara-prem-saran-9780815380214","title":"Yoga, Bhoga and Ardhanariswara: Individuality, Wellbeing and Gender in Tantra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a social-scientific interpretation of the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of Tantra dating back 15 centuries. It is a self-reflexive study approached with an insider's empathy and the perspective of an Indologist, anthropologist, mystic and practitioner of the cult. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work includes a discussion of non-modern Indic themes: mandala as a trope and its manifestations in South Asian regions such as Nepal; yoga and Indic individuality; the concept of bhoga; disciplined wellbeing; gender; and Indic axiology. Using personal praxis to inform his research, the author examines three core themes within Tantra -- a 'holonic'\/\u003cem\u003emandalic\u003c\/em\u003e individuality that conduces to mystical experience; a positive valorisation of pleasure and play; and cultural attitudes of gender-mutuality and complementarity, as neatly encapsulated in the icon of Shiva as Ardhanariswara. This analysis, as captured by the Tantric \u003cem\u003emandalas\u003c\/em\u003e of deities in intimate union, leads to his compelling metathesis that Tantra serves as a permanent counterculture within the Indic civilization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition, with a new Afterword, will greatly interest those in anthropology, South Asian studies, religious studies, gender studies, psychology and philosophy, as also the general reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Prem Saran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815380216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815380214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Prem Saran","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46825748922623,"sku":"9780815380214","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de7698f1-d599-49c8-b8bb-971a74811d13.jpg?v=1746073515","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yoga-bhoga-and-ardhanariswara-prem-saran-9780815380214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}